Loark

Release Date: 2012

Publisher: ClapAlong

Developer: Handseeing

Genre: MMO

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Loark is a free to play Browser MMORPG developed China-based Handseeing and will be published by ClapAlong, the maker of Castlot and Batheo. The game, which is known as 倾城 in China, was originally launched for Asian Market.

In Nov. 28, 2011, ClapAlong officially announced the acquisition of Loark. The deal, according to the press release, is buttoned up at 19.86 million Chinese yuan (equal to 3.13 million USD). The license is only limited for US regions.

Loark is not simply translated for US players, and it instead implements a set of fantasy artworks, and new races and storytelling.

Review:

Frankly, Loark is just a 2D grinding MMO that combines a Chinese Unique theory of yin-yang and five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth).

The closed beta will kick off by the end of 2011 and the full review will be coming soon.

Do not spend money on this!
Original game is Chinese. Poorly translated. Copied Torchlight User interface. Copied Pokemon names.

As usual, ClapAlong's priority is to make quick money. Their games are not maintained as they should (see Medieval Might), new servers are opened when the old ones aren't even close to being filled, making old servers empty (see Castlot, Batheo) and bugs takes a long long time to fix.

Loark won't be a success either. Other great games has already been killed by ClapAlong (the publisher that only translate chinese games)